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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
THE KING OF ANIMALS,
"''"'lhs OF Mastodon Found Near Buey.
,"" IA Tooth Weighing Nearly Three
Pounds.

"e"alns ola Mastodon Found Near Bucy-
rus "a Tooth Weighing Nearly Three
Pounds.
puciRus, o., April l1.-While engaged
Ill uitching on the Walter Green farm, one
mile and half east of Trio, j. d. Mitchnel
came upon the dccayed bones Of mammoth
proportions. The remains thus far un.
earthed were found at a depth of not more
thah TWO feet in marshy piece of ground
just east of the house, and that other bones
Will yet be found is quite sure. The bones
are oi unusual proportions, but are mostly
30 lar decayed as to render it impossible
10 measure them. The teeth of the
animal are almost perfectly preserved
because of the enamel. The largest
Tooth found measured six and three QUAR-
'ers inches in length, four inches in width
ana twenty inches in circumference. 1t
weighed two pounds and ten ounces. The
other teeth diminish in size to the smallest
which is three inches each way and
weighs less than one pound. These are
the second remains of this class found in
crawford county. On August l3, 1885,
while Mr.. VIM. Ham was engaged with
MS workmen in making excavations for IA
mlllrace, they came upon the skeleton of a
mastodon at from five to seven feet below
the earth's surface, in soft, spongy,
swampy land. The enormous proportions of
the animal may be imagined when it is
known that the skull and upper jaw
weighed one hundred and sixty pounds,
and was forty-two inches long and twenty
SIX inches broad. Its eye-sockets were
six inches in diameter, while its tusk-
sockets were twenty-five inches deep and
seven inches in diameter. The skeleton
passed into various hands, and was finally
sold TO Mr. Barnum for 5000, but was
subsequently destroyed in his museum
frs in New York.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
HOW PARTRiDGES DRUM.
The Peculiar Noise Produced by Simple
Beating of the Air.


When | first came to Canada found
there were various opinions as to the
method of making the sound. One
man, who read great deal but rarely
went into the woods, said that the
sound was produced by the bird'svoice;
some of the hunters told me that the
bird struck its wings on the log. and
Others declared that it struck them to-
gether over its back.
did not give much heed to the book
mans explanation, for all the wood
men laughed at it. | soon learned to
discredit also the idea that the bird
thumped the log with its wings, be-
cause, whether ii stood ON a stump or
II stone, rotten log or solid
timber, the sound was always the
same. Lastly, | did not believe that
the wings were struck together, be-
cause when pigeon or rooster
strikes its wings together, the sound is
always sharp crack, AT length,
after watching the bird carefully, |
came to the conclusion that it drums
by beating the air only.
1t is not an easy matter to get sight
of a partridge when he is drumming,
but managed to do it by crawling on
my hands and knees toward the bird,
lying still while he was quiet, and only
moving forward when he renewed his
noisy courtship-for it is to WOO and
win his mate that Sir Rufled Grouse in
dulges in these musical exercises. In
this way | contrived to come within
twenty feet without alarming him.
Through the alder thicket l could just
see his shapely form strutting about
like turkey cock; then, for a moment.
he stood upright, with his feathers
lying close. Suddenly his wings
flashed, and at the same moment l
heard the loud thump. Then for few
seconds he stood looking as though
nothing had happened, but presently
came a second flash and thump, and
Others rapidly followed at lessening in
tervals, until at last the serenade rolled
away like the galloping Of horses or
distant thunder. Ernest h. Thompson,
| in 81. Nicholas.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
A DEVOTED MISSIONARY.
The LifeWork and Present Residence Of
the Presidents Eldest Sister.

There is still another sister, Mrs.
Hastings, the eldest of the family, who
has been for more than thirty years q
valued missionary of the American
Board at Ceylon. Her husband is pres
ident of the Jaffna Mission College.
Five or six years ago, at the death of
her mother, Mrs. Hastings came home
for few months, but the elevation Of
her brother to the Presidency has had
no power to attract her even tempo
rarily from the endeared work of her
life. -Four of her children are in this
country, and the remaining two, after
being educated here by her brothers
help, have returned to missionary
ground, the son to follow his fathers
calling. OF the two sons remaining
here, the elder who is in banking busi-
ness at Hartford, is to be married next
fall to a member of the present gradu-
ating class of Smith College. who will
travel with her parents the remainder
of the summer in Europe. There would
be great joy in the Cleveland family il
Mrs. Hastings would consent to join
this party in Europe and return with
them for short stay, making it the
occasion also to meet her young sister.
in-law of the White House, to whom
the family have become devotedly at
tached, but this would scarcely con.
form to her ideas of fidelity to her
work. Mrs Hastings once said that
she thought she knew the sorrow OF
parting when she started from home
with her husband for their missionary
field, but she had found that she did
not really know its depth until she was
compelled to send her young children
from her to be educated. The eldest OF
her daughters, Miss Mary Hastings,
visited Washington last winter during
her seminary vacation. The youngest
is a pupil at Smith College. - Philo.
dslpAia Pvs'a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

One of the sufferers by railway
accident was rushing wildly about,
when some one asked if he was hurt.
NO" he said "but l can't find my
umbrella. ."-Baptist Weekly
-Smith-"What is Browns busi-
ness?' Grey-"Well, from what | OBJ
served to-day, should say he was s
ship carpenter" S.-'What was thatp'
G.-"Trying to board vessel. Dos
ton Bwdget.
1t is said that bees possess the
power of memory. If the bee that sat
down on the back Of our neck last
summer will come round and apologize
we won't say any more about it.-New
Haren NeUS.
-Mother-"How many times have !
called you this morning. Arthur
Arthur Cunning over for a fresh
snooze)-"Can't tell You. You don't
expect me to keep the account, do
you?'-Ntw Hacen NewS.
-Wigwug-"I don't know what I'm
to do about that bill owe at Sontag's;
he annoys me fearfully." Wife
"Well, you know if he becomes un-
bearable you can pay it, Wigwug-
Yes, | can do that. Detroit Fres
Press.
Maria. what did you do with that
pie that was left from dinner yeSter-
day?' "Threw it over the alley
fence" "Just like you. jim Sharkey's
two dogs are dead this morning and he
accuses me of poisoning them" y
Brooklyn Eagle.
DE Baggs-"The purpose of the
stage has been misunderstood. 1t not
only amuses. but it instructs and elc-
Yates. For instance. you are heavy
drinker, De Kaggs. You should see
Ten Nights in Barroom.' 1t would
do you good" De Kaggs-"I don't
believe it would l have frequently
seen ten barrooms in night and was
always the worse for it next day.
Philadelphia Call.
AT the Restaurant. -Guest-"Here.
waiter. what's this in the soup9"
Waiter-''A spoon, sah." Guest-"No
insolence, sir. There's fly in it;
take it away" Waiter-'Skuse me,
boss, but dat ain no fly" Guest-"1
say it is. Take it away" Waiter
"All right, boss. But dat ain no fly.
Das a roach, boss. We don serve no
flies yer in wintah time. Dis am a
fus' -class place, an we don serve nuf-
fin outer season, sah."
81 wish you would not fill the next
pig with Cloves" he growled rs he
sank carving knife into a well gar
nished infantile porker. "Why, l
thought you liked Cloves replied tho
wife, with considerable astonishment.
"Of course l don't. The flavor of y
Glove is enough to make craven
image sick" "This is the first time l
ever heard you complain about .
Glove" "Always abhorred them"
"Why is it, then, you can't sit through
play without tramping over a dozen
persons in your eagerness to get them
between actsP' "Ahemi viii you
kindly pass me TIE butterP"a-M q
NWsss' 'DsmscvsA
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23

CHICAGO, April l9,-Mayor John A. Roche,
after Qualifying in city council last night,
read brief inaugural, in which he said;
Every brick and stone and timber in the
buildings which line our six hundred and
fifty miles of streets are contributions to
the grandest monument of labor erected
by willing hands and earnest hearts in
modern times. The demand of the work
ingmen for just treatment and fair wages
is right and should be respected. Arbi-
tration is better method of settling
controversies between employe and EN-.
ployer than strikes or boycottS or brute
force. Might is not the synonym of right,
and should not take its place in land Of
liberty and law and free ballot. And the
mistaken men, who, while enjoying the
benefits of free Government, ARE seeking
to undermine and overthrow it, under the
guise of Socialism or Anarchy must learn
that this is not the soil for the growth of
their un-American doctrines The first
duty of Government is the protection Of
its citizens in their right to life, liberty
and property
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
PERSONAL AND lMPERSONAL.

Every member of the Davenport
family are on the stage-the mother.
two sons and shree daughters.
Jennie June asserts that American
women stand at the head for health,
complexion, taste and good temper.
They tell in Cambridge of
Harvard student who burned his hand
to punish himself for an exhibition OF
hasty temper.
A South Carolina woman has
record of seventeen children in nine
years of married life There were
eight pairs Of twins.
The hallucination of an inmate OF
the insane asylum at Middletown, n,
Y, who is worth 100000, is that he is
President of the United States.
Fanny Rasche,.a a New Orleans rag
picker, having accumulated bank ac'
count of 81, 400 by the time she was
sixty, lay down on pile of rags and
died.
Mrs. S. II. Porter, of Columbus, o.,
sues a certain French professor OF
Cincinnati, because, instead of remov-
| ing hair from her face, he disfgured
her for life. Chicago Herald.
-Meissonier offered to paint pic
ture on white satin fan belonging to
his little granddaughter. She refused
the offer, not without Indignation, and
said she did not want her pretty fan
soiled with his old paints.
Rob Roy Smith is the name of
Memphis ex-policeman who was ar
raigned in the police court the other
day on charge of recklessly driving a
water-cart, thereby running Mr.. James
Carr's new suit and disgracing two
famous names.
| -.-Apropos OF monuments to men
who deserve them, Rouen will shortly
erect by public subscription statue Qn
the famous CathedraD to LaSalle, who
discovered the Mississippi. He was
born in the old French city, where
Jeanne d Arc was burned.-N T. In
dependent.
i Edward E. Hale tells striking
anecdote of Agassiz In great pub
fishing house he saw the proofsheets
on a schoolbook of natural history
Three butterflies" he said, "only
three in the book, and not one Of these
three was ever in America. ."-Boston
transcript.
Two extraordinary marriages took
place in Suffolk County, n. T., re-
Gently. Justice Lewis, of Babylon,
Joined Charles Cornelius, wealthy
farmer, aged seventy-two. to Miss
Aginette Horton, aged twenty-eight,
and at Huntington, Gamael Bennett, a
widower of tifty-four. was united to
Lille Jackson, who has just turned
: thirteen Clereland Leader.
A writer in the Pail Mall Gazette
recalls the story of the late Philip
. Bourke Marston's love tragedy. Blind
. from boyhood, when he was still a
young man he became engaged to a
q. beautiful young lady and the time OF
:, their wedding was near at hand. They
:, were together in the parlor one day
Suddenly he noticed that she no longer
spoke to him. He spoke to her, but
there was no reply. He groped about
the room in search of her, found her on
: the sofa, and put his hand on her face,
!. only to find that she was dead.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23

Sioux CITY, IA, April 1.-THE jury in
the case of John Arensdorf, charged with
the murder of Rev. Geo c. Haddock, dis
agreed and were finally discharged by the
court at II 80 a. m. to-day The jury stood
eleven for acquittal and one for conviction.
Dennis O'Connell was the juryman
who stood out for conviction, and when
the jury was before the court he said that
his judgment was final. The court there
upon discharged the jury from further
serNices
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
PcCuliar Accident.

PALATINE, ILL, April l1.-Five persons
were instantly killed and a number seri
ously hurt by the bursting of largo
water-tank near here. A collision be-
tween two freight trains occurred shortly
before, and quite a crowd were standing
near the tank watching the wreckers
clearing away the debris. 1t is thought
the concussion of the two trains coming
together loosened the immense iron hoops
of thp tank
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
Fatal Quarrel Between Girls.

FREDERICK, MD, April IA serious
stabbing affray occurred at Newmarket,
this county, Thursday evening, the victim
being Lena Fray and the assailant Addie
Edwards, aged about seventeen years.
Yesterday the wounded girl died and Ad-
die Edwards was arrested. The quarrel
which led to the stabbng originated in a
few joking remarks passed between the
girls. They fought and were separated
by citizens, after which Addie went into
a shoe store. Lena followed and began to
throw stones at Addie through the shop
door Addie seized shoemaker's knife
and rushed upon Lena, inhicting a wound
four inches long near the shoulder.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
AN AWFUL STORM.
Fearful Wrecks at ST. CIairsyiIle n
and Vicinity.
Buildings Leveled With the Earth md
scattered TO the Winds.

ST CLAiRsvlLLE, O., April 5.--The most
terrlhc tornado ever known IN this section
struck st Clairsville and vicinity about
three O'Clock this afternoon. 1t was n
veritablc cyclone, about a quarter Of mile
III width, and leveled every thing in its
way The wind cloud was of the funnel.
shaped whirlwind class, and the supposed
stanchest buildings succumbcd To the
force OF tho storm and now lie in rpins
IL came from the west and passed dag.
onaily through the town, the central
square suffering most severely Roofs
almost without number were hurled awav
as feathers by gentle evening zephyr,
and substantial residences and business
buildings were leveed to the earth. The
Welday Block, occupied by the FIRST Ma.
tional Bank and Conrad Trolls Sons, was
razed to the top OF the first story. The U.
7. church was completely demolished, the
Presbyterian church was unroofed
and the walls badly sprung The pala-
tlal residence Of Colonel j. r. Mitchell
was seriously damaged, as were other
residences. The Patterson Block, fat.
rooted as it was, was considerably crush.
ed and Captain Danford, who has his law
Office in the same, narrowly escaped with
his life. Hundreds OF people whose
homes are ruined and have
lost every thing, as 1t were, and especially
all that was held most dear, tonight sit
not in silence, but with sad hearts, work.
Ing to find something, whether of value
or not, TO remind them OF the morning be.
fore the storm.
WELLsviLLE, o, April l5.-One of the
most terrific storms that ever visited this
section passed over this part OF the county
at three O'Clock this afternoon doing i'm.
mensc damage. The tornado crossed tho
Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad at
Summltsville and was accompanied with
a huge walcr-spout, which burst just on
the outskirts Of the town, DESTROYING
fences and farm property, tearing up
trees and prostratlDg telegraph wires.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23

SAN AuoFRE, CAL, April IA peculiar
phenumenun has occurred here. Immense
quantities of submarine vegetation has
been thrown on the beach, covering it for
sixteen miles. There are also large num-
bers of dead fish of every kind, including
whales, sharks, sca-turtles. One whale
measures ffty-two feet and one turtle ten
feet in length. There are hundreds of
people here to witness the extraordinary
scene. It is believed to be caused by a
submarine eruption.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
An Ohio SnOw-Storm.

TIFFIS, O., April 1S.-At O'Clock this
morning it began to snow here and con-
tinued throughout the day. Tonight tho
snow is eight inches on the level, with
some drifts of three feet The day has
been one of the stormiest of the year, q
decided change from Friday, when tho
temperature was eighty degrees in the
shade, and yesterday, the woods full Of
people gathering flo wers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
Custo House Duties at Nicaragua.

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The Consul of
the United States at Managua, Nicaragua,
has informed the Department of State that
the Congress of Nicaragua has passed a
law ordering that custom-house duties
shall be collected at the rate of fifty per
cent. on the value of the merchandise :.
that the duty will be assessed as now on
the gross weight, but the tariff is to be re-
vised so that merchandise will pay fifty
per cent. on prime cost, The law is TO
take effect August /.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
A NOVEL MANNER OF SUICIDE.


An Indiana Farmer Stands Under n Fall.
Ing Trec and Smiles as it Crushc. Him to
the Earth.
LEXINGTON, IND, April l5.--A rcmarka-
bic story Of suicide comes from Austin,
this county. This morning an aged man
named j. W Middleton, with his two sons
went to the woods TO fell some trees. They
at once selected a very large tree and be.
gan chopping until the woodland giant
commenced to tot,cr and fall, when the
word was given to run. The two boys re-
treated, and when they had reached
place OF safety they turned to look and,
TO their horror, saw their father with
folded arms standing directly under the
falling tree. His sons, terror-s stricken,
halloed to him TO run, but with smiling
eyes he ga2cd at the descending monster,
and in another instant was buried beneath
its weight The young men left tho woods
in great haste and gave the alarm. The
report soon spread, and, i'm a short time the
place where the old man was lying was
surrounded by an excited crowd. Men
began the work of removing the tree, and
and when the log was rolled away only a
pile of blood .bCs battered clothes, flesh and
bones remained. The coroner investigated,
but failed to find a cause for the terrible
deed. Mr. Middleton was wel.to-d0
farmer and deacon in the NJ. Il. Church
for years past.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
The Monroe Doctrine.

KEY WEST, FLA, April 15.-The U. y.
steamer Yantic arrived here yesterday
afternoon, from Port-AuPrncc, Hayt. 1t
is reported on good authority that, while
at rt-Au-Prince Commander Greene
positively and officially forbade the Eng
lish men-of-war in that harbor to execute
their threat of scizing the Tortugas Island
II is understood that the Government will
undertake to enforce the Monroe doctrine
should any of the European Powers under
take to disrupt any Of the neighboring Re
publirs
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23

McCoNNrLLsvILLE, Pa, April 1.-THE
upper pit of the Davidson COke-works, this
place, caught fire yesterday afternoon and
imprisoned three miners, all of whom are
now believed to be dead. The fire started
in small air shaft near the entrance, and
spread rapidly to the mine. The miners
were quickly notified, and all escaped but
three. The mine is still burning, and all
efforts to extngush the flames have so far
been fruitless.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
TERRIBLE STRUGGLE.
A Farmers Experience With a Bull,
and the Result.
Fight Riyaling In Tragical Interest Those
Of the Mexican Arena.

LINCOLN, NEB,, April lS--This afternoon
+. w. Flowerdew, farmer living alone
many miles west of here, was out n.the
Held stepping off portion to plow, when
ne noticed range steer about half
mile distant. He went on with the meas
urement, but presently, hearing some
thing approach, turned and saw the steer
coming at him full speed head down and
about twenty yards away Mr. Flowerdew
was not armed, and his only way
to avoid being struck by the first
charge was to dodge it, which he did.
The steer turned and came again, but
with not so much force, and Flowerdew
succeeded in getting his right hand into
Its nostrils. Here the battle began be-
tween man and beast. 70 one ii meant
life or death to the other it made no diff
ference. For area they had two hundred
square miles of level plain, and
Gil around them the sky dropped
to the earth to form the boundary
OF the scene Of action. No Caesar was
there to crown the victor and no
smphitheater in Roman grandeur to APP
plaud The nose was the best place Flow
erdew could have got hold of the mad
dened brute, and backward and forward
they struggled. The steer was three
years old, and as Flowerdew is tall
and powerful man, it made a nearly
equal fight For over half an hour they
struggled. All the while Flowerdew
was working his way to the house, in
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
Attempt to Kill Bazaine.

MADRID, April 1S-General Bazainc, eS-
Marshal of France, who has for several
years resided in exile here, was attacked
by a Frcnchman, who, exclaiming, "Jai
avenge ma Patrie!'' plunged a poniard
into the side of his head. General Ba.
zaine's wound is considered dangerous.
His assailant is believed to have been act
ing here as correspondent for certain Paris
neWspapers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
Additional Arrests.

CHARLESTON, S. c.. April l9,-Four addi'
tional arrests, making seven in all, were
made at Greenville yesterday in the Air
Line railway robbery case. The robbing
has been going on since November. Five
thousand dollars worth of goods have
been stolen. No railroad men are in
volved. Stolen goods have been found in
stores in Greenville and throughout the
country
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
Ir,sh Magistrate Shot.

CoRK, April 17.'--Mugistratc Hegarty,
while returning to Mill street from meet.
inc of the Defense Union to-day, was fired
nj from behind hedge, and was wounded
in the head and shoulders with buckshot.
Herarty is unpopular, and has been rigor-
ouslv boycotted. No arrests have been
s.nan I'm connection with the affair
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
,to,s,cr Anti.Coercion Meeting.

DUBLIN, April l1.-At Limerick to-day
sixty thousand persons joined in demon
straton against the coercion bill me
mayor presided, A long procession, led
by the municipal authorities, marched to
the place of meeting. A resolution de-
nouncing the coercion bill was adopted.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
Striking Stove MOldcrs.

CINCINNATI, April lS.-About 1880 stove
molders threw down their tools to-day and
walked out. They refused to work on the
st. Louis "scab" patterns. Five hundred
molders at Louisville quit work for the
same cause; likewise twenty-five at
Akron, o. All the stove foundries in
Pittsburgh and vicinity are shut down
owing to the molders striking.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23

NEWARK, O., April 1S,-A vicious bull,
owned by Robert Lloyd, while being led
from water, broke loose attacked the old
man and seriously injured him. HIS sis
ter, Mrs. Jane Davis, was in the barn-yard
at the time, and went to seize pitchfork
to prong it. The animal rushed madly at
her and tossed her high in the air, and In
jured her so seriously that her life is
despaired of.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-23
Farmer SMindIed.

LANCASTER, Pa, April l5.-Jacob RoheT'
a wealthy farmer of West Lampter Town'
ship, was fecced by two house sharpers
out of two thousand dollars in th's cl'y
Yesterday afternoon. The men have not
yet been arrested.